{"product_id":"j-dilla-welcome-2-detroit-smoked-out-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","title":"J Dilla: Welcome 2 Detroit (Smoked-Out Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStop any chud on the street wearing a \"J DILLA SAVED MY LIFE\" tee\u003c\/i\u003e and ask them where they rank this album; I bet it's toward the bottom, if not dead last. Known at the time only as a producer, MAYBE one third of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Slum+Village\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlum Village\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=BBE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBBE\u003c\/a\u003e rolled the dice in 2001 and offered the kid a deal to make a solo album. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=j+dilla\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ Dilla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (known then primarily as \u003cstrong\u003eJay Dee\u003c\/strong\u003e) took the opportunity to show the world the raw Detroit lifestyle he and his homies (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Frank+N+Dank\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank N Dank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Phat+Kat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhat Kat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dwele\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDwele\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Elzhi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElzhi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ta%27Raach\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTa'Raach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, all featured) were accustomed to, paranoid that all his work with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Questlove\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestlove\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Soulquarians\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Soulquarians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was turning him soft. Just peep the cover (as well as the similarly-essential \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Welcome%202%20Detroit%20Instrumentals\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Jay%20Dee%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWelcome 2 Detroit Instrumentals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) to get a sense of how they were getting down in Conant Gardens: strip clubs, dice games, lots of weed smoke. In addition to being the album with the most liberal use of Jay Dee's criminally underutilized singing voice (\"Think Twice,\" \"Come Get It,\" \"Brazilian Groove\"), it's also his most adventurous, with forays into weird time signatures (\"Welcome 2 Detroit\"), samba (\"Rico Suave Bossa Nova\") and cyborg strip club joints (\"Big Booty Express\"). Not to mention Dilla's bold takes on classics from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Earth+Wind+%26+Fire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarth Wind \u0026amp; Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Donald+Byrd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Oneness+Of+Juju\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOneness Of Juju\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The album is all over the place; an appetizer platter for one of hip-hop's most brilliant but untapped minds, brimming over with creativity. The guy was infamously shy and introverted, but the track-by-track liner notes included here are some of the best insight we can get into his singular vibe and process; full of endearing record nerd anecdotes and elite sampler flexes. Limited edition smoked-out grey edition, includes printed insert, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esmoked-out grey colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: BBE 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by winston wolf 02\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"J Dilla","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":16066196537434,"sku":"hh-5025","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/jdilla-welcome2detroit-smoke.jpg?v=1762276480","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/j-dilla-welcome-2-detroit-smoked-out-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}